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Telford then went straight up the other end and doubled their lead, Fearns finishing off Brown's cross.

But the Knitters didn't lie down. In injury time Hall unleashed a stunning 25-yarder which flew into the top left-hand corner to halve the defecit.

Not to be outdone, Fearns added another quality goal to his tally early in the second half. He tricked his way into the box and shot home past Mackenzie from a narrow angle to restore Telford's two-goal advantage.

The resilient Knitters refused to lay down and sub Taylor started and finished a move on 75 minutes to make it 3-2.

But Fearns secured his hat-trick and the three points after beating MacKenzie in a one-on-one and end Hinckley's dogged resistance.

SKIPPER Craig McIlwain celebrated his Blue Square North debut for Hinckley United by netting the winner in a 1-0 opening day victory against Workington.

The former Nuneaton Boro centreback grabbed the all-important goal just before the half hour when he rose above

the visiting defence to power home Lee Chilton's corner kick.

The Knitters just about deserved their narrow success over the Cumbrians although it needed a brilliant double save from another ex-Boro favourite, Chris MacKenzie, to thwart Tony Hopper in the dying seconds.